Seven years old with a brand-new coloring book
Every page is a perfect design
You can decide on the colors that you like
As long as you stay in the lines
Tell me what did you learn
At school today
Did they show you what you're worth
In numbers and signs
You could read every word
You could solve every equation a hundred times
Just to wonder what comes next, so
All these years of filling out papers
Building a future
Keeping your head down
Tryin' to keep a head on your shoulders
Keep it creative
Make it your own somehow
Cause It's all a piece of the plan
It's something You'll understand
When you're older
Ah-ah
Something you understand
The day that you leave
And it's all before your feet
You've heard all the tips and the tricks
So you hum to a tune
Singing you'll figure it out soon
You're a smart kid, tough kid
But you're still a kid that grew (but you're still a kid that grew)
But you're still a kid that grew (but you're still a kid that grew)
But you're still a kid that grew (but you're still a kid that grew)
But you're still a kid that grew (but you're still a kid that grew)
But you're still a kid that grew (but you're still a kid that grew)
Throw 'em in the water
They will sink or float
If you don't then
You will never know
Throw 'em in the water
Let 'em sink or float
But unless you let it happen
You will never know
Throw 'em in the water
Let 'em sink or float
Give 'em what they need to move on
Then you let them go
Throw 'em in the water
They will sink or float
All these years of filling out papers
Building a future
Keeping your head down
Tryin' to keep a head on your shoulders
Keep it creative
Make it your own somehow
Cause It's all a piece of the plan
It's something You'll understand
When you're older
Let 'em sink or float